Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-02
MARION MOORE

MARION MOORE
was the next witness: Lived on Proctor;
| knew Jacob Baxter, deceased; lived four
miles from Baxter; know Dennerstein.
The State moved to strike out all the
evidence concerning the threats OF Albert
| Dennerstein against Baxter.
The Court ruled it out.
WIFE OF THE ACCUSED TESTIFIEs.
Mrs. Newman, the " lie of the accused,
was the first witness called in the after
noon, and testified that she was the wife Oi
John Newman; remembered when Jacob
| Baxter was killed; it was on Sunday night;
WAS at James Parsons on that day; returned
| home in the evening; saw my husband
and his mother there when j returned
home; they were milking; went up to my
| father-in-law's about dusk; John WAS with
me; he went up to feed the hogs while we
were there; not gone long; remained there
| an hour or two; heard bell ringing; Mr..
James Newman first heard the bell we
all went out to listen TO the bell; went
down home shortly after this; my husband
WIS mt home the remainder OF the night; 1t
WIS near eight o'clock when we went down
home from Mr.. Jas. Newman's; my hus.
| band was not out of my sight after he came
| hack from feeding the hogs; my husband
WAS sick on Sunday; was still sick Mon
day; did not have any conversation with
/ Meshak YOhO on Monday morning; |
saw him; think my husband had some
consultation with Mr.. IOhO; saw B. i.
/ New that day about eleven O'Clock; he
WAS mt our house for dinner Monday; re-
member when my husband was arrested;
| he came down to change his clothing; he
had his everyday clothing on Sunday and
Monday; he changed from boots to shoes
or shoes to boots; don't remember which;
Mr.. Slender came with him to the house.
Cross-examined-kne II. J. U'Neilli
he overlook me coming home from Par
sons; did not say to him in conversation
that time that | could see his (BaNter's)
hearts blood"
She WAS then asked if she had not said
at that time to II. J. O'Neill that Jake
Baxter, the d-d $ of b, is one OF the
id oneriest men there is in this coun-
ty;" that she could see his heart :
blood" there is good deal OF fuSSing
now, but one Gods blessing, it will soon
| he over"
Did not say at that time, "but one Gods
blessing it will soon be Over;' some
thing. / think, was said about the burning
| Of the wheat stacks, hut Jake BaNter's
name was not mentioned; we went to bed
| obout : o'clock; heard the bell ringing as
we went down that evening; heard the bell
naed after we went tO bed; John got up and
| onened he door, do not remember what
nav husband said to me that night; know
lessee Moore; know Lewis MOZena; they live
on Proctor creek; met my aunt on the creek
some time after the killing of Baxter.
She was asked if she did not say to her
amt at that time that she heard the hell
ringing that night and John wanted To get
mn and 20 over to RaNter's, but ! was
tafraid." -,
Question objected 10 by defense. OBJ
| lection sustained.
N was between four and five o'clock
when | rot home from Parsons; my huS-
hand lit the candle To wind the CLOCK;
bIeyy the candle out rs soon rs he wound
tba clock. WAS in the yard when John and
Nsshak Yobo were talking; laid down be
| Iore dinner at home and did not 30 up to
his fathers before dinner; did not hear the
hill ringing until afteT John came hack
from feeding hogs; Mrs. Jacob Baxter was
| NJ nv house last July or August; Mrs.
Elizabeth Baxter was not with her; Mrs.
I.cob Baxter and Elizabeth were at my
bonse last July q year ago; Mrs. jacob
BAXTER did not 20 into Mrs. Jas. Newman ;
bonse. il WAS probably an hour alter John
came IN from feeding the hogs until we
heard the bell.
>. HART
WAS the next called and testified that he
resided in this town; a company OF Voiun-
teers was organized in 1873; dlsbanded
| aho,t two wears ago; was captain OF the
comnapy, we had about sixty guns; nifty
one or two of these guns were returned to
the State.
The gun in evidence was shown to the
witness .,.,.,.
He said their guns were just like these,
Springfield, breech- loading guni there were
seven or nine guns that were not returned;
Cross-examined: F. ID. Stewart belonged
To the company; he did not return his gun.
The gun was put in the hands loi
witness and he said he thought he recog-
n;zed "A as Stewards by the initials +. ID.
9 which are on the breeeh Of the runs did
not recOllect the names OF all the parties
| who did not return their guns.
MRS. z. A. LRAOSs,
the sister of the accused WAS introduced
and testified that she lives at the head OF